United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 28
Variant namesLocal 11 of the UPWA started as a local union in 1935 and became part of the Packinghouse Worker Organizing Committee of the CIO in 1937. In 1943 the UPWA-CIO was established and Local 11 became the official Boston local. After the Colonial Strike of 1954-1955, Local 11 was de-certified by the NLRB as a result of a vote by non-strikers. The union was recertified as Local 616 in 1956 after the strike settlement.
From the description of Records, 1937-1968. (University of Massachusetts at Boston). WorldCat record id: 52644946
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| creatorOf | United Packinghouse Workers of America. Local 11. Records, 1937-1968. | University of Massachusetts at Boston, Healey Library |
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| Colonial Provision Company |
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